March 13, 2024 07:27 pm | Updated 07:28 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Kerala State Design Policy, a strategic initiative expected to fast-track the State’s journey towards a design-based economy by ensuring sustainable growth and resilience of multiple domains, including tourism and public works. The …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:27 pm | Updated 07:27 pm IST - VIZIANAGARAM Avanthi Institute of Engineering and Technology got NAAC A Plus grade as the institution could meet the expectations and academic standards, according to a press release from the Principal B. Murali Krishna and Director A. Chandrasekhar. Mr. Muralikirshna …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:21 pm | Updated 07:21 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy paid floral tributes to 16th-century poetess Atukuri Mollamamba (Molla) at the Camp Office, here on Wednesday, on the occasion of her birth anniversary. The government is officially organising a programme and has …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:17 pm | Updated 07:18 pm IST - Chennai AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday assured Muslims that his party would remain their custodian. Addressing the ‘Iftar’ event organised by his party, Mr. Palaniswami recalled the services rendered by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for the …...Read More

The Post Office is to be removed from delivering compensation for victims of the faulty Horizon software, a minister has said. Speaking in the Commons on Wednesday afternoon, Post Office Minister Kevin Hollinrake accepted a recommendation that responsibility for redress should not lie with the organisation. Instead, the Department for …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:10 pm | Updated 07:51 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The Cabinet has asked the Advocate General (AG) to explore legal options to challenge the Union government’s framing of rules to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in the country. The State government is against enforcing the “patently …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:08 pm | Updated 07:08 pm IST - KADAPA Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the police department has begun pinning down known ‘trouble mongers’ and those with crime history across the Kadapa district, with heightened focus on polling stations identified as ‘critical’. Superintendent of Police (SP) …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:06 pm | Updated 07:06 pm IST - KANNUR Bharatiya Janata Party national vice-president A.P. Abdullakutty has said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) does not target Muslim citizens of India. Speaking to mediapersons in Kannur on Wednesday, he said the Act aimed to provide citizenship to persecuted …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:06 pm | Updated 07:39 pm IST - JAMMU Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday remained non committal on simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in J&K, saying “the final decision will be taken after thorough consultations with the security agencies and political parties”. “Majority …...Read More

March 13, 2024 07:06 pm | Updated 07:06 pm IST - MYSURU Supporters of Mysuru MP Pratap Simmha gathered at Hinkal flyover in Mysuru on Wednesday demanding that he be fielded as the BJP candidate in the coming Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru again amid growing speculation over a possible …...Read More